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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1959 and Earlier
4,692 movies from 1959 and earlier, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The Sea of Grass
1947 · Drama
This Is Cinerama
1952 · Documentary
The Glass Slipper
1955 · Romance
The Green Man
1956 · Comedy
Love Nest
1951 · Drama
Knock on Any Door
1949 · Drama
Difficult Years
1948 · Drama
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942 · Comedy
Tomorrow Is Forever
1946 · Romance
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949 · Comedy
This Happy Breed
1944 · Drama
The Lone Wolf in London
1947 · Mystery
My Sister Eileen
1955 · Comedy
Dangerous Crossing
1953 · Mystery
The Guilty
1947 · Mystery
Horton Hatches the Egg
1942 · Comedy
An Act of Murder
1948 · Drama
The Meanest Man in the World
1943 · Comedy
Mirza Ghalib
1954 · Music
Touch and Go
1955 · Comedy
Valley of the Eagles
1951 · Drama
Maria Candelaria
1944 · Romance
Back Street
1932 · Romance
School for Secrets
1946 · War
The Ambassador’s Daughter
1956 · Comedy
Four Sided Triangle
1953 · Romance
Upperworld
1934 · Crime
Kiss of Death
1947 · Crime
The Beggar’s Opera
1953 · History
The Actress
1953 · Drama
Limehouse Blues
1934 · Drama
Road to Paradise
1930 · Crime
Golden Earrings
1947 · Romance
Edison, the Man
1940 · Drama
The Hasty Heart
1949 · Drama
Food Will Win the War
1942 · Documentary
Star of Midnight
1935 · Mystery
Crow Hollow
1952 · Thriller
Check and Double Check
1930 · Comedy
Indestructible Man
1956 · Horror
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